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What I Learned Directing My First Studio Film

Film
By Emily Ting | February 17, 2022
By Emily Ting | February 17, 2022

What I Learned Directing My First Studio Film

Emily Ting, director of the smash hit Netflix movie Tall Girl 2, breaks down her experience moving from indie to big-budget filmmaking.

The Black Box of Documentary Filmmaking

Film
By Patrick Forbes | February 15, 2022
By Patrick Forbes | February 15, 2022

The Black Box of Documentary Filmmaking

The Phantom director Patrick Forbes on the pivotal relationship between director and interviewee that is so crucial to a good non-fiction film.

How Walking the Camino de Santiago Helped Me Realize I Wanted to Be an Actress

Film
By Allison Gabriel | February 10, 2022
By Allison Gabriel | February 10, 2022

How Walking the Camino de Santiago Helped Me Realize I Wanted to Be an Actress

Allison Gabriel, one of the stars of Netflix’s smash hit Sweet Magnolias, on the unlikely epiphany that led to her current thriving career.

For My Brother

Film
By Jeremiah Zagar | February 9, 2022
By Jeremiah Zagar | February 9, 2022

For My Brother

Jeremiah Zagar on the very personal reason he was motivated to make The Fix, his new Roku docuseries on the truth about drug addiction.

Laughing and Crying

Film
By Kristian Mercado | February 8, 2022
By Kristian Mercado | February 8, 2022

Laughing and Crying

Director Kristian Mercado on the complicated, interconnected relationship between film, comedy and depression in his life.

From Punk Rock to Indie Horror, It’s DIY or Die

Film
By Justin Brooks | February 3, 2022
By Justin Brooks | February 3, 2022

From Punk Rock to Indie Horror, It’s DIY or Die

Whether playing guitar in the bands Bad Ash and Ashers or now making his debut feature Alone with You, Justin Brooks has kept the same ethos.

Imposter Syndrome or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Filmmaking

Film
By Emily Bennett | February 3, 2022
By Emily Bennett | February 3, 2022

Imposter Syndrome or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Filmmaking

As a RADA-trained actress, Alone with You's Emily Bennett didn't fit in, but she's now found her place behind the camera.

In Afghanistan, Love Blossoms Against Violence

Film
By Gulistan Mirzaei and Elizabeth Mirzaei | February 1, 2022
By Gulistan Mirzaei and Elizabeth Mirzaei | February 1, 2022

In Afghanistan, Love Blossoms Against Violence

Elizabeth and Gulistan Mirzaei on how love flourished in the face of war, both in their film Three Songs for Benazir and in their own lives.

Play It Again, Kim: Keeping Up with the Kardashians is the 21st Century’s Casablanca

Film
By Alex Thompson | January 26, 2022
By Alex Thompson | January 26, 2022

Play It Again, Kim: Keeping Up with the Kardashians is the 21st Century’s Casablanca

Director Alex Thompson on why the maligned reality TV show has dominated his viewing and merits comparison with the great Hollywood classic.

What I Learned Working with Vilmos Szigmond (and on Hundreds of Big-Budget Commercials)

Film
By Ray Giarratana | January 25, 2022
By Ray Giarratana | January 25, 2022

What I Learned Working with Vilmos Szigmond (and on Hundreds of Big-Budget Commercials)

Writer-director Ray Giarratana, whose new film The Tiger Rising is out now, looks back on collaborating with the legendary cinematographer.

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